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IL SB3183

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Omar Aquino

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Origin

Senate

104th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands the Attorney General's Worker Protection Unit authority to enforce any labor or employment law in Illinois, beyond the five specific acts previously listed
  • Grants new investigative powers including issuing subpoenas for documents, requiring written interrogatories under oath, inspecting employer premises, and conducting on-site worker interviews during business hours
  • Requires employers and their agents to cooperate with investigations by providing access to premises, records, and allowing employee interviews
  • Designates individuals who voluntarily provide information to investigators as confidential government informers protected by privilege
  • Creates a Class A misdemeanor for knowingly destroying, concealing, altering, or falsifying documents subject to an Attorney General subpoena
  • Authorizes the Attorney General to obtain search warrants when employers refuse inspection or when immediate access is deemed necessary for the investigation

Legislative Description

WORKER PROTECTION UNIT

Last Action

Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/4/2026
Assignments3/3/2026
Judiciary2/10/2026
Assignments2/2/2026

Full Bill Text

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